Rolfe Winkler

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Bank regulators issue interest rate advisory (FFIEC) This may sound boring, but it’s rather important. The FFIEC — a collection of bank regulators including FDIC, OCC, the Fed, OTS and NCUA — hasn’t issued such a warning since 1996. It wants banks to make sure they can handle rising interest rates….which seems to me a HUGE disincentive to lend. 5% mortgages originated today will lose mucho value as rates go back up. This is a huge reason banks “aren’t lending,” because up is the only direction for rates to go!